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Tolls Bad for Business
Posted in: Our Legislative and Regulatory Issues
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
New details continue to emerge in Virginia about plans to toll Interstate-95 under a Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) pilot program.
Today I shared a blog post on the Partnership to Save Highway Communities' website on why Virginia is ignoring the ill effects that tolls will rain down on businesses operating along the interstate.
The Partnership to Save Highway Communities is a coalition of associations, corporations, small businesses and other stakeholders that share a common goal: preserving the valuable relationships between interstate highway motorists and community businesses serving their needs.
As I wrote in my post, "Virginia lawmakers should take note that tolling interstates makes it less attractive for highway users to exit the interstate and patronize the businesses that create a local tax base for communities and employ Virginia residents."
Read the full blog post here.
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